Tag: birds
You can now report sick and injured animals to 311
(Press release via City of Ottawa) Starting Friday, January 5, the City of Ottawa will handle calls about sick and injured animals and will take on responsibility for transporting them.…
PHOTO: Heron on the Rocks
Brian Eastop snapped this photo on October 18 at the Beaver Pond in Kanata. “A picture of patience,” he says. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please…
ON THE FLY: Herons and egrets (photos)
Thanks to Jacinta Cillis-Asquith for sharing these photos, taken last week in our area. “Stittsville…home to Herons everywhere,” she writes. “I could not fit enough trees into my picture. This…
PHOTOS: A heron’s breakfast in Amberwood
Thanks to photographer Jacinta Cillis-Asquith for sharing these pics. “I was just driving by when I found this creature having a late breakfast in Amberwood. This critter demolished two full fish…
PHOTO: Turkeys in the backyard
“Does this turkey know it’s more fun going the other way on the slide?” asks Nora Shilliams, who took this pic of turkeys hanging out in her backyard. (We love…
PHOTO: Turkey time on Greer Street
With Christmas dinner finished, it was safe to come out of hiding. Thanks to Anna Lusk for sending over this pic of turkeys on Boxing Day on Greer Street. “When…
PHOTOS: Cardinal behind Riverbank Court
These photos come from Kim De Angelis, who spotted this cardinal out her back window on Riverbank Court. She says the cardinals seem to be making a comeback this winter.…
PHOTO: With thanks to the bird feeder
Thanks to Janice Blain for sending along this photo. She says: “Stopped to watch the chickadees and nuthatches today on the Trans Canada Trail west of Westridge. I am sure…